Log Cabin Metropolis: Circle City
Allan C. 2014. Log Cabin Metropolis: Circle City
Circle City was established to provide equipment and food to miners flocking to the Birch Creek area during the Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush. Circle became known as the largest log-cabin city in the world. Leroy Jack McQuesten provided the miners with food and supplies, on the promise that they would pay him back once they profited from their claims, and soon opened a supplies store. McQuesten encountered competition from John Healy and partners, which formed the North American Transportation and Trading Company. The population rose, though the town adopted the Miners' Code and was relatively crime free. Circle City was almost entirely abandoned once gold was found in the Klondike, though a few remained and maintained the city.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Allan, Chris
- Date of Issue
- 2014
- Units
- YUCH
- Keywords
- Birch Creek, Circle City, Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush, Leroy Jack McQuesten, log cabins, Miners' Code, North American Transportation and Trading Company, Yukon River, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve